Broiler plate and handle therefor



E. A. RUTENBER I -BROILER PLATE AND HANDLE THEREFOR Filed Sept. '11, 1939 INVENTOR Fairli ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 13, 1940 UNlTED STAT PATENT: OFFICE BROILER PLATE AND HANDLE THEREFOR Edwin A. Rutenber, Greenville, Mich., assignor to Gibson Electric Refrigerator Corporation,

Greenville, Mich, a corporation of Michigan Application September 11, 1939, Serial No. 294,252

and detached from the broiler plate when desired,

but which cannot be accidentally displaced or removed when the plate is used. in its intended manner. Another objectlis to provide handles for a broiler plate whichact as supporting means for the plate to hold the same clear of a table or like support. A further object is to provide a pair of easily gripped, readily detachable, heat insulating handles for a metallic broiler plate. Still another object is to provide a combination broiler plate and serving platter having a pair of handles therefore of attractive appearance.

These objects and others ancillary thereto will more fully appear from an examination of the following specification when read in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view of a broiler plate embodying this invention and showing the detachable handles in their normal position relative to the plate;

Figure 2 is a. side elevatlonal view of the strucdirection from its normal horizontal position;'

and

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on substantially the line 6-6 of Figure 1 but showing the handle tilted in a direction opposite to that of Figure 5.

The present invention isv herein shown and described as residing in a broiler plate It having detachably connected thereto at the opposite ends thereof a pair of handles II. The plate It is of'generally rectangular shape having a depressed central portion ll surrounded by a flat horizontal rim i 2. The rim- I! has a vertical flange l extending downwardly therefrom.

The central portion ll of theplate l0 isprovided with a cavity l3 adjacent one end thereof. Communicating with the cavity ll are a plurality of grooves I4 which serve to collect and transmit to the cavity 13 the juices from meats cooked on the broiler plate. Extending from the lower a surface 0! the plate I. adjacent the end O posite the cavity II is a pair 01' depending lugs It. The lugs 16 .and lower surface oi cavity I! support the plate in a substantially horiaontal position port.

The handles I! for detachably engaging the opposite ends of the plate III are identical to each other. While the handles I! are here shown as being made of' wood, they'may be made of any other heat insulating material ii" desired.

Each handle ll comprises a main bod) p r on when the latter is placed on a horizontal supll havin'g a flat'upper surface l9. Extending downwardly from each end of the body portion I8 is a leg 20. The combined height of the legs and the main body. portion is greater than thegreatest thickness of the plate It in order that when the plate rests on the handles inthe manner to be described presently, the plate will be supported clear of a surfaceonwhich thehandles rest. Extending longitudinally of the main portion 18 is a groove 2 i {this groove being curved lengthwise tofthe shape of the marginal fiange- I5 on the edge of the plate It. The groove 2| is slightlywider and deeper than the marginal Secured to the upper surface is of ui'e h'mm body portion l8 in a zone outwardly of the groove 2| is an upstanding block 22. This block has an inwardly extending oifset lip 23 which overliesa portion of the groove 2|, rim I2; and marginal flange ii. The vertical space between the a lip 23 and the upper surface l9 of the body portion I8 is slightly greater than the vertical dimension of the marginal flange I 5 (see Figure 4). The block 22, is here shown as being aseparate piece secured to the main body by screws shown in dotted lines. It will, of course, be understood that the parts may be fabricated as a unit. tion and claims tothe block 221s not to be understood as defining a part which is fabricated independently ofthe mainbody I8. I t V The handlefl'l is readily attached to the plate It by sliding the handle horizontally onto one end of the plate l0 into the position indicated in Figure 4 and thenmoving thetwo vertically relative to each other. so that flange l5 enters groove 2|. At the start bothplate and handle must be arranged substantially horizontal and with the top surface of the rim l2 and lower surface of the lip 23 in substantiallyjuxtaposed parallel relation. When the handle is in the position shown .in Figure 4, it may then be moved. vertically relative to the pla'teTlO into the positionlshown in Figure 3. The handle and plate may be separated. by relative movement thereof,

. '85 1 Therefore, the reference in the speciflcae in a.manner. exactly the reverse of thatfjust' f described. v

Once the handles l l have been installed on the plate It, they cannot be removed so' long as the weight of theplate Ill is supportedby the handies- When the partsare in the position shown in Figure 3 it will be evident that the handle cannot be removed from the plate by pulling in a horizontal direction because of the interlocking engagement between the groove 2| and the marout of the groove 2| the inner edge of the lip 23 I engages the top surface of the rim I2.

If the handle is tilted in the opposite direction, as shown in Figure 6, the upper left hand corner I of the marginal flange engages the lower surface of the lip 23, and the right hand upper corner lBa of the body portion i8 engages thelower surface of the flat rim l2. Thus, the parts cannot be detached by relative movement in a vertical direction. At the same time the marginal flange I5 is interlocked in the curved ends of the groove 2| to prevent the handle from being pulled from the plate iii in a horizontal direction.

Thus, it will be seen that in order to remove the handles H from the plate, they must be arranged properly with respect to each other and".

the parts then moved relatively to each other first in a vertical direction and then in a horizontal direction. So long as the weight of the plate I0 is supported by the handles II, the handles cannot be detached from the plate. Thus there is no possibility of accidental detachment of the handles from the plate.

In addition to the foregoing, this invention has the advantage voi! providing a handle which is readily attachable to and detachable from the plate, and which forms a convenient method of carrying and supporting, the plate, and thus obviates the necessity of providing an insulated pad when the plate is used on a dining table as a serving platter.

The scope of the invention is indicated in the appended claims.

1. The combination with a broiler plate having a flat rim and a depending marginal flange, of a readily removable insulating handle therefor, said handle having a slot therein to receive the rim and a separate slot communicating therewith to receive the depending marginal flange whereby to provide an interlocking engagement between said handle and plate of such character as to permit separation thereof only by relative movement of the two parts successively in two planes substantially normal to each other.

2. The structure set forth in claim 1 wherein the handle has a pair of spaced depending legs thereon of a length extending below the bottom of the plate when the plate is supported by the handles.

3. The combination with a broiler plate having a flat rim and a depending marginal flange, of a readily removable insulating handle therefor having a normally horizontal surface for supporting said rim, 9. vertical groove in said handle extending downwardly from said surface to receive said marginal flange, and means overlying said groove to limit the vertical movement of the parts when said marginal flange is positioned within said groove.

4. The combination with a broiler plate having a-flat rim and a depending marginal flange,

of a readily removable insulating handle therefor comprising an elongated main body portion permit removal of said handle from said plate only when the top surface of the flat rim of said plate and the lower surface of the lip are'in substantially juxtaposed parallel relation.

5. The combination with a broiler plate having a flat rim and 9. depending marginal flange,

of a readily removable insulating handle therefor comprising an elongated main body portion having a normally horizontal upper surface, a portion of which is adapted to underlie and support said rim, a groove in said upper surface to receive-said marginal flange, and an upstanding block on said upper surface, said block having an offset lip overlying a part of said groove and said flat rim and being spaced from said upper surface a distance slightly greater than the vertical width of said marginal flange whereby to permit removal of said handle from said plate only when the top surface of the flat rim of said plate and the lower surface of the lip are in substantially juxtaposed parallel relation, said main body portion having depending legs at its opposite ends extending below the plate when the plate is engaged by the handles.

6; The combination with a broiler plate having a flat rim and a depending marginal flange, of a readily removable insulating handle therefor comprising an elongated main body portion having a normally horizontal upper surface, a portion of which is adapted to underlie and support said rim, a groove in said upper surface to receive said marginal flange, and an upstanding block on said upper surface, said block having an offset lip overlying a part of said groove and said flat rim, the width of the groove relative' to the thickness of the marginal flange and the spacing of the lip from the upper surface of the handle being proportioned whereby the outer upper corner and lower inner corner of the marginal flange engage opposite walls of the'groove when the handle is tilted in one direction, and the outer upper corner of the marginal flange engages the under surface of the lip and the inner upper corner of the main body portion engages the under surface of the rim when the handle is tilted in the'opposite direction.

7. The combination of a broiler plate and a readily removable handle therefor,- said broiler plate having at one edge thereof laterally outwardly and downwardly extending L-shaped handle attaching means, said handle having a laterally inwardly and downwardly extending L- shaped recess receiving said handle attaching means, the vertical width of the laterally extending portion of the recess being at least as great as the vertical extent of the downwardly extending portion of the handle attaching means whereby to provide an interlocking engagement be tween said handle and broiler plate of such character as to permit separation thereof only by relative movement of the two parts successively in two planes substantially normal to each other.

EDWIN vA. RUTENBER. 

